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A fictional account of the history of the Caribbean area includes the racial, political, and economic struggles from the arrival of Columbus and Spanish control to present day problems.

James A. Michener, one of the most celebrated writers of our time, has an extraordinary talent for finding the essence of a place. His books give readers an unmistakable "you are there" feeling, whether set in the South Seas, Alaska, Afghanistan,...

"Movie jungle fantasies and bamboo hideaways set the stage for Tiki style, a pop culture phenomenon like no other. With urban archaeologist and Tiki sage Sven Kirsten, trace the Tiki trend from Gauguin's exoticism and Hollywood movie concepts to...

"Cast aside your cares and worries. Make yourself a Mai Tai, put your favorite exotica record on the hi-fi, and prepare to lose yourself in the fantastical world of tiki, one of the most alluring--and often misunderstood--movements in American...

"Upon the border of a remote and out-of-the-way village in south-western Missouri lived an old farmer named John Gray ..." In 1876, the same year The adventures of Tom Sawyer was published, Mark Twain wrote a story for The Atlantic monthly. He...